I did this today, thanks for the tutorial. The amount of brown sludge now inhabiting my parking spot is real

Great video!! Super informative and thorough!! The way he explains the entire process and remedy makes this video one the best ones, if not the best, for fixing that musty/mildew smell. Bravo!!

Great video thank you. I did it on another way, I cleaned my AC fan with a DWD2 Air Clean spray, and it was hard but worth it.

Thanks for showing us how it's done PROFESIONALLY 😊 You're very informative 👍 Appreciate and look forward to more videos 😅

Just did this to our Tacoma It works great thank you for the video

Great video. Ozone treatment works great as well. I don’t often do it but every once in a while I’ll stick the ozone machine inside the car and let it do it’s thing. Works like a charm

Best video I've seen addressing this issue. I have a 2019 Ram 3500. The dealership wanted to take a more aggressive approach; $$$. I've done the Lysol technique which made a difference. Your method makes perfect sense I will do sooner than later. Thanks.

Thank you for showing the proper way of doing this. The cabin spray and leave the fan inside the car cabin just don’t clean the unit like your method. A quick tip to prevent the mouldy smell coming back: When using your AC during driving, before you switch car off, turn your AC off and only have the fans blowing on fastest setting (open cabin vent to let fresh air from outside). Do this for about 5-10 minutes. To speed up the process you can set temperature setting to maximum hot. This will dry out any condensation inside the ducts and the cabin radiator unit. Main reason for mouldy smell is mould starts to grow in damp places where constant moisture is present. Usually when the AC is turned off after use, the cold ducts and radiator unit will form moisture inside (same like when you take out a cold drink out of a fridge and leave it outside, it forms water on outside of the drink). Hope this tip makes sense. I’ve been doing this in my car and never had any bad smell issues.

Your a life saver, thank you

I like your method will definitely try this.

Great video man!!!

Thanks for this!! Was a huge help and huge success. 🎉

good job, thanks

Thank you very much great tip

First proper video I've seen on this issue. Subscribed thank you 🇺🇸💪🏻👊🏻🤙🏼

Thank you.

Great video the best I've seen. Do rockauto sells the cleaner kit?

Hi From Ireland Great video so easy to follow ,will this work on my 2016 landrover Discovery

Thanks. I tried the lysol method it didn't do anything. This is the right way to do it.

Great Video. I have been suffering from a mildew mouse smell in my toyota for 6 months now. I completely cleaned the interior of the car and could not get rid of the smell. I hope this works. Also get those keys out of your pocket while working cars. I had my keys in my pocket while working under the hood and the vehicle started. Lucky I did not have my hands near the fan or engine belts. Keep making the videos.

Thanks for sharing

Thx i didnt realize Toyota made a kit. Its a good idea to plug the drain tube once full and let that sit for 15

Thank you so much to share your knowledge wih us & your valuble time . I was wonder if you can help me on 2006 scion Xa , the electeric diagram from AC compressor wire to outside fuse box & to inside fuse box toward off & on switch in the middle of the dash under the redio . There is no juice to the key . I do thank you for your response . Thank you .🌿🍀 🇺🇸 USA 🗽 🗽 🗽 My LORD be with ❤ you sir .

Thank's

I used this kit on my 2008 Honda Ridgeline I bought with 266,000 miles on it and had been minimally used for the last 5 years parked in a yard in South Georgia. Haven’t smelled anything since. It is my daily driver now at 274,000 and the smell has never returned.

thaks i knew thair was a real way of dewing this

Can you teach me how you would do this process for Lexus GSF as it is under very hidden underneath. Is there an easier way? Thank you

Question: do you not run the ac after the 1st step? On other cleaning products (Kool It, AC Pro) you run the ac on low for about 5 minutes after having the cleaner up there for about 15 minutes. Is that not part of the process for this particular product?

Will this work on a 2008 Ford F350 if I can get to the drain plug? Make more sense than cutting up or drilling holes in the evaporating housing!

Can you spray the foam at the air cabin filter box area?

I was able to remove the cabin filter without a problem with the air bags deploying but the perfume smell in the vents and in the car could not be removed. I tried spraying Lysol and that was overpowering and did not do anything. Although I did not spray half the can. I only sprayed a little to see how it smelled after.

I have the kit for a year now but too lazy to do it. Yeah, smells like gym socks sometimes, not always, only when really humid. The good news is the bottles are on my bench now, 😂. Getting it done in couple of days.

What if the mold/mildew is somewhere else in the vehicle? I think my HVAC system is OK ... It's turned completely off when I get in in the morning, and I immediately smell the mustiness, and my eyes start to water, etc. BTW, I own a 2001 Park Avenue, and stupid GM put the cabin filter in the most inaccessible spot they could think of. A friend of mine who works on cars hurt his back trying to get it out. I've left it out, and don't plan on putting another one in. (Look it up sometime if you want a good laugh, to see what is involved in changing one!) I think the mold or mildew might be in the trunk or behind/under the back seat, or maybe in the carpeting (although the carpets are pretty clean). Good video, I've seen several like this recommending the expanding foam treatment. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to try it, even if the mold I'm experiencing might be elsewhere.

I have been getting bad odor at times from the AC when i select outside air to come in instead of circulating cabin air. And this has been happening since i bought the car brand new a year ago. Its not always but some days when its hot i get a bad smell from the ac. Anyone having similar issue?

Is there a cheaper kit that will do the same thing to clean the evaporator core that u can buy like at autozone or something

I can't access my drain tube on my Cadillac ats evaporator drain. Is there another way to get the cleaner in there?

I live on a ranch & blower noise led me to open up my cabin air filter and found rats nest, heavy poo/pee, debris and chewed right through my filter a nested in my blower/fan. Clean but still smells bad still and headaches as if I did nothing. I didn't clean engine bay vent that your video shows, there are traces of poo under the hood. Going to clean that, and try evaporator shown in your video. Do you think i should "foam" the vents as well? I'm afraid mice pissed throughout my vent system.

Hey man, i have been looking for this 24/7 and i simply can't find any of this. I'm from Sweden and here i can't find something like this either... Do you know where i can order this set?

When do you turn on compressor

At anytime during this process do we turn the AC on, full blast?

is it normal for foam to drip slowly? i don't get any fluid coming out like all these youtube videos, but when i did mine, it was just small chunks of foam dripping out, but i end up with the same amount of liquid in the catch pan as you guys

I also have 2 other problems i have a white or grey film on the front windshield that I am not able to remove. I tried replacing both wipers and I used Invisible glass, Windex and Dish washing liquid and still am not able to get rid of the white or grey film in the windshield. I also noticed an outline on the windshield that looks like left over rock salt from a snow storm on the right corner of the windshield that I could not remove either. Furthermore the previous said the brakes were done front and back yet I hear a noise that sounds like the wear indicator. Why is this happening. There is no evidence of rust on the rotors. Is there a sticking caliper?

pull A/C compressor relay (in that same box)

You are probably assuming that the Evaporator is at the bottom of the ducts, in cars w/ an Evaporator mounted way up this procedure might not be good. Yes, it would clean the drain tube.

The Cars Dealers use to clean AC of the cars with formaldehyde, that's why all renter cars have the specific smell of chalk cement. It is the business secret, but it likes easier to clean the AC with the formaldehyde that with chloramine, because the chloramine do burn the respiratory tract after cleaning. I saw the movies on KZfaq that the AC do cleaning and open doors cleared the harsh smell. I came to see yours movie because I do not remember in which movie I saw that.

This is a good tip. How soon is it necessary? I bought mine May 2020. Is this for older cars?

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Hey thanks for the great videos, I have a 2019 xse Avalon with 10k on so I probably won't be needing this service anytime soon, but my question is can you use it on any vehicle.. I have a 2000 Ford Expedition and they don't have cabin filters and I've tried spraying the vents to no avail, can I follow the same procedure on my truck 🤔 ? Oh and see there're two different color cans .. which does what? Thanks

How do you know it’s half

Hi, nice video, does anybody know if that first cleaner (bigger bottle, applied from drain hose end) does actually clean dust from evaporator? Have mk4 golf but that evaporator is half clogged up with dust and we are not able to get into that half because there basically isnt room for compressed air etc, where we could we cleaned it. Thanks

How do you know which portion of the vent / grill under the hood to spray ? In the video, it looked like only the left/passenger side of the grill was sprayed.

Omfg the nightmare to change the cabin air filter for Megane MK4 compared to this Toyota

Do you recommend putting the car in heat mode for the second part (cleaning the vents)? I know you said turn ac off

Nice video. I have a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander which has really bad smell only when the heater is on. AC seems fine. Can this procedure target the heater core somehow?

Do you spray the 2nd spray with the cabin filter off?

I thought your supposed to run it on recirculate. 10-15 min. I use Lube guard Kool it. $20 I think. I also put it in the rear evaporator. Press the a/c of bottom in the car!

The fluid collected wasn't very dirty. I'm wondering where all the plant and rat nest debris, grit, rat droppings, etc, settle if you don't open up blower and ducts. Maybe a high power blower at the cabin filter or super strong vacuum could pull settled debris through from vent side, then blower side, to keep from forcing junk into condenser. Once debris is soaked, it's not gonna pass through vents.

If there is still musty/mold smell after doing this, can Lysol sprayed into the air intake be worthy of more "cleaning and disinfecting"?

Quick question I had a car sit for yearish and had mice all in the hvac box would you reccomend doing this a few times or pull it all apart and clean it? They did have a nest in with the blower motor and im kinda stumped now as its a process and a half pulling it all

Took about 20 seconds to relize your from jersey too

I don't understand what loading a bunch of cleaner into the bottom of a heater box will do ? How does coating the bottom of a heater box get the cleaner into the fins of the evaporator ?

Will procedure this work on a 2006 dodge ram 1500. Thanks

Does the fluid clean the entire evaporator core ? And is it safe / non corrosive for it ?

You could also use an ozone machine .

Why do we take off the air filter , won't that attract more dirt instead?

SHOULD THE BATTERY BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CABIN FILTER SO THAT THE AIR BAGS DONT ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY?

Could I use a normal disinfectant spray on the air intake?

Is it ok to use this on a hybrid Toyota Prius? I found mouse droppings on my car seats and my cabin air filter and really want to clean it all out.

Anybody tried this and how long did this treatment last before the smell came back again?

Some people call it cream pie I heard

Will this kit work on a 2020 ford explore

I did the same for my 2007 Accord 2.4 , but I injected a whole can from the bottom and the foam expended and leaked onto the car computer and the car went into limp mode. Luckily the following morning was a hot Dry sunny day, I disconnected the ECU unit and kept the passenger door open and let the sun hit that spot. By noon, everything was dry.

How do you know how much is a 'half' of a pressurized can??????

Hi, where do i get that special cone you put in the draining hole?

Evidence is on KZfaq

Can we use this on cars that aren’t Toyota ? I have a Hyundai venue 2022

Bonus my car doesn’t have a cabin air filter 😂

Does this work for Volvo xc 90 also

Hey man, I’m stressing out so much because of a stench I can’t get out of my air vents.. I tried this, changed cabin air filter twice.. sprayed Lysol, this stuff from Toyota and other disinfectant sprays, Toyota dealership apparently couldn’t smell it, I was so offended cause it is making me sick, sound congested, giving me migraines / headaches and overall Im just stressing out beyond belief over this, any idea what my next step should be?? Please get back to me thank you. (2004 Prius)

Does this help with an evaporator the freezes up intermittently?

* really interested in how the rodent got into the air filter area? thought that was a closed system, stay the intake vents...

im getting very sick from the AC in my scion XA. suspect mold. This is the service to perform?

Where to buy this ?

TIP: You mention they want you to disengage the AC in defrost mode. On my cars, you simply turn in defrost and then hit the AC button to turn off the compressor. The vents for the defrost remain open. No need to pull a fuse.

"I'm going to show you the right way" lol... every youtuber says that.

I got vertigo.

The deodorizer is super strong. Been driving for 20 mins, hope it goes away

8:05 I should call her ....

I am a 79 year old female. Am I expected to jack up and crawl under the car?

Hahaha Toyotas last so long they actually had to make an evaporator cleaner! That's awesome!

DO YOU WORK FOR TOYOTA? DID YOU GET THE TOYOTA PRODUCT FREE IN ORDER TO DO THIS VIDEO? WHY SHOULD I PAY MORE THAN $4 FOR A CAN OF FOAMING CLEANER? MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ODORS IN THE A/C OR HEAT? WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN WITH HONDA AND TOYOTA?

I can't see how the AC compressor would be affected in any way. It's all an enclosed system. I could be wrong, but that doesn't make any sense to me.

Filter had goldfish on it 😂😂

What happened to your TRD?

1) you can put it in defrost and floor at the same time so it goes through both vent at the same time. and just blow it a little longer. 2) you can also open your filter cover, and blow the disinfectant straight into it 3) once you are done with the exterior, you need to do interior intake fent which is under passenger floor

$37 for this? no way jose.

My wife's car, the drain is above a heat shield for a part of the exhaust, mid car. Have to remove a section of exhaust, to remove the shield to get to the drain. Absolutely BS design.

I’m dizzy from watching.

Colon cleansing for cars 🤔😂

"You want the ac on but you don't want the ac on, you know what I mean". No actually, I don't know what you mean.